Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-08-18
THE KIND OF MEN THE REPUBLI-
CANS SEND TO THE U. S. SENATE.
Riddleberger is Put in Jail.

WINCHESTER, Va, Aug. 1S.-A spec
ial from Woodstock, Va, says that
Senator Riddleberger was ordered I'M
der arrest by Judge Newman and locked
up i'll the county Jail for the night His
offense was publicly ridicuIing the rul-
ing of the judge, which had resulted in
a verdict against client and political
friend Of the Senator's. The circum-
stances leading to the arrest are related
as follows by an eyewitness:
On Thursday w. w, Jones was tried
for larceny, and the jury found that he
was insane. Jones was client of Sena-
tor Riddleberger's and the verdict made
the Senator angry. He was accused of
writing placard and givinga boy $2to
haul Jones up and down the town, the
latter displaying the placard meanwhile
which had written on it:
Verdict, Bill Jones not guilty, but
insane, Jury insane, lawyers insane,
court insane in the main.n
The noise Occasioned by this display
disturbed the proceeding of the court
then in session and the common
wealth's attorney, j. c. Baker, had the
judge issue an order for Senator Riddle
berger to appear before Judge Newman
and show cause why he (Riddleberger)
should not be fined and imprisoned for
ridiculing the judge and jury and dis
turbing the court.
AT 5 o'clock Senator Riddleherger
appeared before the court and defended
himself. He said that Judge Newman
had no jurisdiction in the case, which
the judge denied and asked Senator
Riddleberger to sit down until the
evidence could be taken to prove that
he (the Senator) was the one who in
stigated the ridicule, and then he said
the court would hear argument. Sena-
tor Riddleberger would not sit down
and the court fined him $25.
He then defied the court and said:
''This court shall not send me to jail.n
Judge Newman then told the sheriff to
take the Senator to Jail for five days.
Senator Riddleberger said he would
! like to see the man who could take him
to Jail and Sheriff Whitman at once
arrested the Senator and locked him
up.
This action caused much excitement
and this morning at 2 o'clock mob of
100 men, supposed to be from Edinburg,
in this county, scaled the walls Of the
Jail and took the Senator out on lad
ders. Senator Riddleberger is on the
street ut this writing.
RICHMOND, VA, Aug 15.-Judge
Newman, of Woodstock, who COM
mitted Senator Riddleberger to Jail
for contempt, is regarded here as one OF
the spunkiest men in the State. He
has been u consistent Democrat for
years, and fought Mahoneism in season
and out of season. Those who know
/ the Judge will all say that he can not
. be bulldozed by Riddleberger nor by
.anyone else, and that he will certainly
f arrest the Senator and put him in jai
; again.
Gov. Fitzhugh Lee was asked by &
correspondent what he thought of the
Riddleberger incident.
II Decline" replied the Governor
"to say anything about the matter un'
til have some official information in
regard to it,"
No doubt seems to be felt among the
Richmond lawyers about Judge New
mans having full jurisdiction and au
thority to commit the Senator for con
f tempt.
WINCHESTER, VA, August 15.-The
, excitement over the imprisonment anc
subsequent rescue of Senator Riddle
berger has subsided. The Court ad
journed on Friday until to-day, anC
this morning the Senator returned tC
Jail.